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Dead at age 74
1,427 Notable deaths
Hendrik Lorentz
Dutch physicist.
Born July 18th, 1853 in Arnhem. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1928 at 74 years old in Haarlem. [ref]
Raymond Tomlinson
American computer programmer (1941-2016).
Born April 23rd, 1941 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2016 at 74 years old in Lincoln (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Samuel Gompers
American labor leader (afl).
Born January 27th, 1850 in London. [ref]
Died December 13th, 1924 at 74 years old in San Antonio. [ref]
Richard Scarry
Author and illustrator from the united states.
Born June 5th, 1919 in Boston. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1994 at 74 years old in Gstaad (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kitten Natividad
Mexican american actress, exotic dancer and porn star.
Born February 13th, 1948 in Ciudad Juárez. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2022 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Oliver Heaviside
Electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist.
Born May 18th, 1850 in London, Camden Town. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1925 at 74 years old in Torquay, Mount Stuart Hospital. [ref]
Josephine Chaplin
American actress.
Born March 28th, 1949 in Santa Monica.
Died July 13th, 2023 at 74 years old in Paris. [ref]
Klaus Schulze
German composer and musician (1947–2022).
Born August 4th, 1947 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 26th, 2022 at 74 years old [ref]
John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough
British army officer and peer (1897-1972).
Born September 18th, 1897 in London.
Died March 11th, 1972 at 74 years old in Blenheim Palace.
Ian Gelder
English actor.
Born June 3rd, 1949 in Gloucestershire.
Died May 6th, 2024 at 74 years old (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson